Sleeping with Back Pain

Have you been tossing and turning all night and you certainly don’t want to wake up and start the new day ? The reason could be that your body isn’t able to relax as you can’t find a comfortable position to lie in, one that would support you in all the main areas such as knees, hip, waist and neck. One possible solution to this problem is to change to a king memory foam mattress – but this is not the cheapest variant, so why not considering trying a memory foam pillow, mattress topper, or a memory foam sleeper sofa mattress in the first instance?

Designed for NASA in the 1970’s, memory foam was meant to provide comfort for astronauts at take off and landing, it never became available in the stores until the 1990’s. Since that time the market has grown and is still growing rapidly, particularly as the medical profession recommends its usage for soothing back pain and pressure sores. Although the first manufacturer was Tempur-pedic ® and used mainly for medical purposes , the company eventually found out that patients who lay on the foam, slept better, and they broadened production to sell to everyone. Since that time other companies have developed their own memory foam products. The greatest producers now appear to be China and the Far East, but be cautious of foam products made outside of the United States.

How does it give you help to sleep? Memory foam is visco-elastic which means that it responds to temperature change by becoming softer when it is warm and firmer when it is cold. In plain words, your body heat softens the immediate part of memory foam and it moulds to contours of your body . A word of warning here - with the cheaper, lower density foams, the foam can get as hard as a board when the when it is chilly or it might become far too soft when it is hot . The more expensive brands guarantee that they will work in the way they should through any changes of temperatures.

If you’re still not certain why not get a foam pillow or a memory foam topper in the first instance. Most producers offer a wide choice of goods and the most reliable ones will offer a trial period and longer guarantees as well so that if the product doesn’t suit you, you can hand it back.

How do you select a memory foam mattress? There are certain differences in the way they are manufactured so it is important to get to know from a seller how they are constructed and which kind of construction would suit you best. Rule of thumb - mattresses can have 3 or 4 inches of memory foam over a denser supportive layer . More thickness isn’t inevitably right either as you can sink in too far before reaching the core! If you sleep on your stomach you should purchase 2 inch (5cm approx.) foam, those who sleep on side and medium sized people should buy a foam memory mattress with three inch (7.5cm approx) foam and large people or those who sleep on their back should purchase the four inch (10cm approx).

There are of advantages but what about the unpleasant moments ? Why wasn’t memory foam used by NASA? Foam is an artificial product that gives off gases when new . In your home this wears off in a very short period of time, but could have been a hazard in a space capsule! Nevertheless, if you are sensitive to this kind of gas, you should think about searching for a natural product like a foam latex mattress.